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   Con·voy

   noun

   • 1. a group of ships or vehicles traveling together, typically accompanied by armed troops, warships, or other vehicles for protection.

   verb

   • 1. (of a warship or armed troops) accompany (a group of ships or vehicles) for protection: "American destroyers helped to convoy much-needed supplies to Britain in 1917–18" Similar escortaccompanyattendflankprotectguarddefend

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally Scots, as a verb in the senses ‘convey’, ‘conduct’, and ‘act as escort’): from French convoyer, from medieval Latin conviare (see convey).

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   What does a convoy mean?

   • A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together. ...a U.N. convoy carrying food and medical supplies. ...humanitarian relief convoys. They travel in convoy with armed guards. To convoy goods or people somewhere means to move them there in a convoy. He ordered the combined fleet to convoy troops to Naples. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]

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   What is a motor convoy?

   • A motor convoy is a group of vehicles organized for the purpose of control and orderly movement with or without escort protection. This chapter provides guidance for planning, organizing, and conducting convoys. A convoy is defined as follows:

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   Can ships travel in a convoy?

   • Ships can also travel in convoys, with those carrying valuable items surrounded by warships. As a verb, convoy describes the act of traveling together, like when your family and other families convoy to a camp ground, driving in a group, making stops together, and waving to each other on the highway. "Convoy."

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   What does a destroyer convoy a merchant ship mean?

   • A destroyer convoyed the merchant ship. the act of convoying. the protection provided by an escort. a ship, fleet, group of vehicles, etc., accompanied by a protecting escort. an armed force, warship, etc., that escorts, especially for protection. any group of military vehicles traveling together under the same orders.

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   The meaning of CONVOY is accompany; especially : to escort for protection. How to use convoy in a sentence.

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   noun. uk / ˈkɒn.vɔɪ / us / ˈkɑːn.vɔɪ / Add to word list. [ C ] a group of vehicles or ships that travel together, especially for protection: A convoy of trucks containing supplies was sent to the famine area. in convoy. travelling one behind another in a row: Shall we all drive to the party in convoy so we don't get lost? See more.

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   Convoy definition: to accompany or escort, usually for protection. See examples of CONVOY used in a sentence.

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   convoy. noun. us / ˈkɑːn.vɔɪ / uk / ˈkɒn.vɔɪ / Add to word list. [ C ] a group of vehicles or ships that travel together, especially for protection: A convoy of trucks containing supplies was sent to the famine area. in convoy. traveling one behind another in a row: Should we all drive to the party in convoy so we don't get lost? See more.

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   As a verb, convoy describes the act of traveling together, like when your family and other families convoy to a camp ground, driving in a group, making stops together, and waving to each other on the highway. Definitions of convoy. noun. the act of escorting while in transit. see more.

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   Apr 27, 2024 · A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships travelling together. ...a U.N. convoy carrying food and medical supplies. ...humanitarian relief convoys. They travel in convoy with armed guards. Synonyms: escort, entourage, guard, protection More Synonyms of convoy. 2. verb. To convoy goods or people somewhere means to move them there in a convoy.

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   Check pronunciation: convoy. Definition of convoy noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.